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15th National Debate Tournament

United States Military Academy

West Point, NY

April 26 – 29, 1961

 

Resolved: That the United States should adopt a program of compulsory health insurance for all citizens.

Winner: Harvard University – Gene Clements & Laurence Tribe
Runner Up: King’s College – Frank Harrison & Peter Smith

Top Speaker: George Schell – Baylor University
Runner Up: Laurence Tribe – Harvard University

Elim Seeds

  1. Alabama: Craig Baumberger & Joe Cook (7-1, 16)
  2. Baylor: Mike Henke & George Schell (6-2, 17)
  3. King’s College: Frank Harrison & Peter Smith (6-2, 16)
  4. Oklahoma: Douglas Sharp & Thomas Watkins (6-2, 16)
  5. Harvard: Gene Clements & Laurence Tribe (6-2, 15)
  6. Vermont: Charles Tierney & Marilyn Van Graber (6-2, 14)
  7. West Point: Reginald Brown & Clinton Coddington (5-3, 15)
  8. Augustana IL: John Siefkin & Richard Smith (5-3, 15)
  9. Butler: Sam Stegman & Priscilla Thomas (5-3, 15)
  10. Macalester: Joyce DeGroot & Faith Ohman (5-3, 15)
  11. Ohio State: Allen Rule & Dale Williams (5-3, 14)
  12. Eastern Nazarene: Patricia Ward & Ronald Ward (5-3, 14)
  13. Wayne State: Paul Nine & Raymond Wilkes (5-3, 13)
  14. Purdue: Donald Mahley & Robert Morris (5-3, 12)
  15. South Carolina: Samuel Freed & Henry Herring (4-4, 15)
  16. Dartmouth: Frank Mahady & Lawrence Wilson (4-4, 14)

Speaker Awards

  1. 1. George Schell – Baylor University
  2. 2. Laurence Tribe – Harvard University
  3. 3. Frank Harrison – King’s College
  4. 4. Gene Clements – Harvard University
  5. 5. Craig Baumberger – University of Alabama
  6. 6. Richard Smith – Augustana College (IL)
  7. 7. Clinton Coddington – West Point
  8. 8. Gary Sherrer – Emporia State University
  9. 9. Paul Nine – Wayne State University
  10. 10. Joe Cook – University of Alabama
  11. 11. Reginald Brown – West Point
  12. 12. John Siefkin – Augustana College (IL)
  13. 13. Mike Henke – Baylor University
  14. 14. Harold Lawson – Emporia State University
  15. 15. Allen Rule – Ohio State University
  16. 16. Stephen Kogan – University of Miami (FL)
  17. 16. Frank Mahady – Dartmouth College
  18. 18. Ron Walstrem – William Jewell College
  19. 19. Dale Williams – Ohio State University
  20. 20. Lawrence Wilson – Dartmouth College

  • 1961 Tournament Files